Nikon Confirm New Mirrorless Products are In Development

When rumours of new technology hit the internet, camera brands are often quick to distance themselves or deny the rumours completely. So, it took the industry by surprise when just a few days ago several websites reported that Nikon are working on new Mirrorless technology.

More surprising still was that, when photo news website DP Review contacted the manufacturer for comment, a Nikon spokesperson confirmed the rumours and stated that the brand was; ‘developing new mirrorless products that build upon Nikon’s strengths’, Furthermore, the spokesperson stated the products would; ‘offer the performance prospective customers expect, including the ultimate optics performance, image-processing technologies, strength and durability, and operation. ’

A spokesman confirmed Nikon are working on new mirrorless products

As mentioned in the statement, these won’t be the first Nikon mirrorless products on the market. Back in 2011, the brand launched the first of its Nikon 1 range of cameras which, while certainly small and portable, lagged behind Canon and Fuji’s range of APS-C sensor mirrorless cameras and even Olympus and Panasonic’s Micro Four-Third sensor offerings. Instead, the Nikon 1 cameras used 1-inch sensors, although the all-weather 14-megapixel Nikon AW1 did receive praise for its ability to be used underwater without an additional housing.

The AW1 was perhaps the pick of Nikon's previous mirrorless cameras

It’s likely Nikon will be hoping a new range of Mirrorless cameras will see an upturn in fortune. Earlier this year Nikon cancelled the release of its DL series, a range of premium compacts, and 2017 has also seen a number of product recalls, most recently with issues surround the D750's shutter mechanism.

Could Nikon's new mirrorless offering sport a medium format sensor like the Hasselblad X1D or Fuji GFX, which were released in the last year

Nikon could choose to follow Fuji and Hasselblad and target the medium format mirrorless market, which has seen two big hitters, the Hasselblad X1D and the Fuji GFX released within the last 12 months. So, what would you like to see from a new Nikon mirrorless system?

When Nikon first announced that they were finally entering the Full Frame Interchangeable Lens Mirrorless camera market with the Z6 and Z7 back in August of this year, only the 45. 7MP Z7 was initially available. thephoblographer.com »

Nikon has posted teaser number five for its full-frame mirrorless system that will be announced in just three days. In this one, early users of the camera share their first impressions, and there's also a quick glimpse of an F-mount adapter. dpreview.com »

People is really getting creative trying to picture the exact size and design of the new Nikon FF mirrorless. Based on the leaked teaser image @buildyourcamera made this Nikon Full Frame mirrorless paper model. sonyalpharumors.com »

Two days after publishing a teaser video, Nikon has officially announced the development of its long-awaited full-frame mirrorless system, which will use a new mount. Details are light at this point, with the only product mentioned being an F-mount adapter. dpreview.com »

After wild speculation, Nikon has official announced the development of its new mirrorless lens system, which is expected to be unveiled in mid August.
Along with a press release to journalists, Nikon shared a teaser video showcasing what is expected to be its new mirrorless camera. digitalrev.com »

Here is the new Nikon Z Full Frame Mirrorless camera. Nikon leaked it through their own website :) via @nikon_mirrorless and mirrorlessrumors. com A post shared by NikonMirrorless (@nikon_mirrorless) on Jul 23, 2018 at 7:35am PDT By mistake Nikon leaked these four images of their new Full Frame mirrorless. sonyalpharumors.com »

Out with the old, in with the new. Nikon has officially discontinued all the existing mirrorless cameras in its Nikon 1 series, which hasn’t seen a new camera since the J5 was announced in April 2015. petapixel.com »

The new Nikon Full Frame mirrorless camera is rumored to have same #SonyA7 size but with better ergonomics. Imagine a mirrorless DF! – #nikon #nikonistas #nikonmirrorless #nikonphoto #nikongear #sonyalpha #sonyalphagear A post shared by NikonMirrorless (@nikon_mirrorless) on Jul 8, 2018 at 11:18pm PDT Some major competition news today: Nikon Japan officially discontinued the Nikon 1 […]
The post Nikon kills their Nikon 1 line and gets ready to launch the first two Full Frame mirrorless (rumored specs). appeared first on sonyalpharumors. sonyalpharumors.com »

The Japanese TV NHK interview Nikon. And the one news that might be interesting for SAr readers is this: Nikon confirmed their new mirrorless system camera will be on market by Spring 2019. So exactly one year from now. sonyalpharumors.com »

It appears that Sony is right, and that Canon and Nikon are furiously racing to bring professional full-frame mirrorless cameras to their customers. The latest word is that Nikon’s mirrorless camera will be released in the current fiscal year. petapixel.com »

Nikon’s upcoming full frame mirrorless camera may not be compatible with F-mount lenses without the use of an additional adapter. A new report suggests that the company has developed a new “Z-mount” for its professional full frame mirrorless system. petapixel.com »

As you have heard, unless you live under a rock, Nikon is working on their professional mirrorless camera system(s) and while nothing is official yet – reports are still getting out here and there giving us tidbits of information about these upcoming mirrorless cameras. thephoblographer.com »

All signs have been pointing in the direction, but Nikon has just seemingly confirmed in a new interview that its upcoming mirrorless camera will contain a full frame sensor. The Chinese website Xitek published an interview with Nikon Imaging Product R&D General Manager Tetsuro Goto, who stated that due to current trends, Nikon must go […] petapixel.com »

Speculation about Nikon’s mirrorless camera ambitions is heating up, and two new patents are adding fuel to the fire. Nikon has patented two new ultra-fast lenses for a full frame mirrorless camera system. petapixel.com »

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Nikon users who are out there wishing for a full-frame mirrorless camera from the storied Japanese brand have two more reasons to feel hopeful today. It seems Nikon has filed two new patents for full-frame mirrorless lenses in Japan: one for a Nikon 52mm F0. dpreview.com »

Nikon generated great deal of excitement this week when the company’s president stated in an interview that Nikon is working on a new mirrorless camera. Now the company has issued another statement confirming that it’s building mirrorless gear that will emphasis performance and quality. petapixel.com »

This past week, the blogosphere blew up with the 'news' that Nikon was developing a new mirrorless camera. Unfortunately, those reports were entirely based on a translated interview answer by Nikon's president, so we reached out to Nikon for confirmation and an official statement. dpreview.com »

Statements by Nikon representatives at Photokina hint at further developments of full frame mirrorless camera technology in its future products.
Speaking with several outlets over the course of the event, Nikon’s European Product Group Manager Jordi Brinkman revealed how developments in mirrorless tech had shaped the company’s current outlook. digitalrev.com »

We briefly sat down with Dirk Jasper and Jordi Brinkman from Nikon Europe to get their thoughts on medium-format, mirrorless and and premium compact cameras.
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